Liz Feldman‘s “Dead To Me” found a second life at Netflix, so it only make sense her follow-up series lands on the streamer too. But while Feldman’s previous show took a darkly comedic look at therapy, her new one, “No Good Deed,” tackles another topic entirely: the highs and lows of buying or selling a home.

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Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano star in the upcoming series, on Netflix next month, as an empty-nester couple who decide to sell off their beloved LA villa.  But what should be relatively normal transaction becomes to stuff of comedic nightmares when potential buyers how far they’re willing to go to own their dream home.

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Buying a home might be one of the most stressful times in your life. For many, a home is the largest purchase they’ll ever make. So you better believe they’re going to do their research. That’s what we see in the new series, “No Good Deed.”

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As seen in the trailer, “No Good Deed” tells the story of an empty nest couple who are trying to sell their beautiful Los Angeles home.

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Last Friday, it was announced that Prime Video’s comedy series, “A League of Their Own,” was canceled. That’s nothing too crazy, at first glance, right? Shows get canceled all the time, especially in this era of streamers cutting expenses. However, much like what Netflix did with “GLOW” and what Prime Video also recently did with “Peripheral,” ‘League’ was canceled after a second season (though shortened) was already ordered.

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On the heels of its 30th anniversary, “A League of Their Own” from director Penny Marshall has been reimagined for television in the streaming age by Abbi Jacobson (“Broad City”) and Will Graham (“Mozart In The Jungle”). Taking inspiration from the 1992 screenplay by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, who in turn based their screenplay on a story by Kelly Candaele and Kim Wilson, the new Amazon Prime Video show seeks to make explicit aspects of history that were merely implied in the original film.

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Inspired by the true story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which operated from 1943 to 1954, Penny Marshall’s 1992 film “A League of Their Own” is a ’90s comedy classic starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Rosie O’Donnell, and Madonna. It spawned a short-lived television show of the same name and was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2012 for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” 

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For many people of a certain age, the film was not just a foundational text but a movie so ubiquitous in their lives that they can’t remember life without it.

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There’s no crying in baseball, as the original movie classically said, but all the hardships that women endure, now and then, sexism, misogyny, racism, and bias you can think of are on display in the new trailer for Prime Video’s “A League Of Their Own.” Yes, it’s a reboot, a reimagining of the original in series form—Hollywood would never let a good intellectual property lay dormant these days.  But it’s not as cynical as you might think and comes with a good pedigree, co-created and executive produced by Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson (co-creator and star of the beloved “Broad City”).

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Penny Marshall’s iconic 1992 film, “A League Of Their Own” was a triumph at the time of release. It told the story of extraordinary women who fought to play professional baseball in the 1940s. From co-creators, Abbi Jacobson and Will Graham, “A League Of Their Own” will be getting a fresh coat of paint. Together with Amazon, the pair have created a TV series reimagining the movie but with new characters.

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It seems that every few years, there’s another filmmaker attempting to offer some form of half-hearted commentary on our society’s increased use of the digital devices that seem destined to enslave us all; from the one-two punch of 2013’s dismal “Disconnect” and “Men, Women & Children” the following year to practically every episode of “Black Mirror,” the line on the graph labeled “Quality” tends to ebb and flow with all the frequency of a neglected version of Angry Birds or any number of brightly-colored iPad apps children play that adults can’t even begin to understand.

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Unless you’re a diehard “Simpsons” fan, you have to admit that the animated TV classic is showing its age. After three decades, it’s hard to get excited about the series, which feels like it’s run its course two times over. Combine that with the fact that “Futurama” has been off the year for over 5 years, and you see why there’s excitement surrounding Matt Groening’s upcoming Netflix series “Disenchantment.”

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In the latest trailer for the series, it’s clear that Groening is going more for a “Futurama” tone than “Simpsons.” “Disenchantment” follows a young princess who finds herself on a bit of a quest of self-discovery as she deals with the aftermath of a failed wedding and her hard-drinking ways.

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The adventures of Abbi and Ilana on Comedy Central’s “Broad City” are coming to an end after the upcoming fifth season.

According to a report on Deadline, the hit series is going to wrap up after the upcoming season, which is scheduled to air in 2019. However, that doesn’t mean the end of the relationship between stars Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer and Comedy Central.

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Heroin depictions in cinema can be very harrowing. The premise of  Marja-Lewis Ryan’s SXSW feature-length directorial debut  “6 Balloons,” a sobering, no-frills indie drama featuring two actors mostly known for their comedy work, is uncompromising and damn-near grim. Premiering today on Netflix “6 Balloons” features a sister (Abbi Jacobson of “Broad City”) desperate to try and help her self-destructive heroin-addicted brother (Dave Franco).

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Heroin, even in the abstract, is harrowing. Loved ones as junkies and their slow, painful demise is a nightmarish scenario. This is the premise of  Marja-Lewis Ryan’s SXSW feature-length directorial debut  “6 Balloons,” a sobering, no-frills indie drama featuring two actors known for their stellar comedy work in roles that are utterly serious and cast against type. Premiering next month on Netflix, but debuting in Austin this week, “6 Balloons” features a sister (Abbi Jacobson of “Broad City” really stretching her chops) desperately trying to help her self-destructive heroin-addicted brother (Dave Franco) enter rehab and clean himself up for good.

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Abbi Jacobson and Dave Franco are two actors known, primarily, for their comedic roles. Jacobson is one half of the duo responsible for “Broad City,” and Franco has been seen in numerous comedies, where his charm and Franco-smile endear him to audiences. But in the new trailer for the Netflix film, “6 Balloons,” we get to see a completely new dramatic side to the actors.

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Tonight, “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” will feature a visit from none other than former House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi.  The series has become an increasingly popular pit stop for many celebrities and the 10th season of the Emmy Award winning “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” the mother series,  is no exception.  The new season will debut on March 22nd and VH1 has lined up an impressive list of Oscar, Grammy, Tony and Emmy Award winners and nominees to judge the contestants.

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While there may be plenty of reasons to scoff, here’s a friendly reminder that whenever you’re ready to dismiss the next movie announcement based on a brand likea “Pez,” “Monopoly” or “Candyland,” there can be exceptions to the rule. An outstanding little animated picture called “The LEGO Movie” was a tooner you sneered at initially too.

‘LEGO’ shouldn’t have worked on paper, but clever filmmakers Phil Lord and Chris Miller proved creative minds could build bricks out of anything by using an imaginative take.

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Oh, 2011… it was the year that gave us “The Tree Of Life” and “Drive,” Charlie Sheen‘s meltdown, the iPhone 4s, Kate Middleton and Prince William‘s marriage, and the first meeting of Abbi and Ilana. The new trailer for “Broad City” season four is here, and we see how our two favorite besties first met.

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Given the financial and critical success of both “The Lego Movie” and “The Lego Batman Movie,” it’s reasonable to assume that we will be seeing a lot more Lego themed movies in the near future. The newest addition to the Lego Universe (who would’ve thought that’d be a thing?) is “The Lego Ninjago Movie” (check out the previous trailer here). The film follows a young master builder who has to fight off an evil warlord.

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This is the time of year when those films that made the festival circuit earlier are now being released for the general public to view. One such film is “Person to Person,” which made its debut at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and was immediately picked up by Magnolia Pictures for distribution. Now, the film is set to be released later this summer, and we have our first trailer ready for public eyes.

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The new season of “Broad City” could not be arriving at a better time. It’s not that Illana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson are going to save the world, but we could certainly use a hilarious distraction from watching the shenanigans in the White House, and the duo will be helping everyone cap off the summer by doing just that.

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Season four of their hit show is on the way, and it looks like Glazer and Jacobson haven’t missed a beat. 

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“Intentionally phony” is one of the hardest tones for a movie to pull off. Wes Anderson can do it, and Jim Jarmusch, Joel and Ethan Coen, and a handful of other filmmakers. Their characters and dialogue are rarely “realistic,” but they fit into a larger vision, and ultimately express something true, no matter how fake they may seem on the surface. Done well, overt artifice can be sublime.

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Like it or not, you should probably get ready for four years of dissent. And yes, a lot of it is going to come from the entertainment industry in the form of jokes and jabs at President YouKnowHisNameNotGonnaSayItAloud. But some people are just damn angry and using that energy to create some laughs. We’re not sure if you’re following the Twitter accounts of the “Broad City” girls, Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson, but they’re hopping mad today (well, ok, at least Glazer is).

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…and so it begins. With the first wave of titles for the 2017 Sundance Film Festival arriving today, it means that we’re already looking to the year of movies to come. And it seems there will be a lot to get excited about.

Premiering in the NEXT Section at Park City will be Dustin Guy Defa‘s “Person To Person.” Rounding up an ensemble that includes Abbi Jacobson, Michael Cera, Tavi Gevinson, Isiah Whitlock, Michaela Watkins, Olivia Luccardi, Ben Rosenfield, Buddy Durress, Bene Coopersmith, George Sample III and Philip Baker Hall, the story follows a record collector who hustles for a big score while his heartbroken roommate tries to erase a terrible mistake, a teenager bears witness to her best friend’s new relationship, and a rookie reporter, alongside her demanding supervisor, chases the clues of a murder case involving a life-weary clock shop owner.

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Watch: The BFFs Are Back In New Trailer For 'Broad City' Season 3

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Natalie Portman Says ‘Broad City’ Jokes Made Her Feel ‘Really Lame’ About Being In ‘Garden State’

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20 Performers Who Deserve 2015 Emmy Nominations (But Maybe Won't Get One)

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